Founded in 1988, Vox Populi is a contemporary art space and artist collective that works to support the challenging and experimental work of under-represented artists with monthly exhibitions, gallery talks, performances, lectures, and related programming. For three decades, Vox Populi has played a unique role in the cultural life of Philadelphia by bringing their audience a diverse range of programming and providing a supportive environment in which artists can take risks and gain valuable professional experience.
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Installation view of "Wild/Mild: Vox Populi’s 17th Annual Juried Exhibition" featuring works by Daisy Diamond and Megan Lynch. Photo credit: Raúl Romero
Vox Populi, Patrons visiting “Queremos Justicia: How We Shut Down Berks" exhibition curated by Jasmine Rivera. Photo credit: Raúl Romero
Installation view of “Echoes” by Algerian-American artist, Kenza Bousseloub. Curated by Batikh Batikh founder, Sarah Trad. Photo credit: Raúl Romero
1986
Warhol painted more than 100 works related to Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, which some have read as complex reckoning of his homosexuality, Catholicism, and mortality in response to witnessing AIDS devastate the gay community.